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Nice to see the videos but I will be honest, you need to hold your phone/camera better to stop it shaking.
 
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I hope you don't mind my intrusion, but on the subject of trainspotting I have a nostalgia website which lists as many loco numbers seen at various depots, stations, lineside locations as I can find. It starts in 1948 but tends to peter out later in the 1970s and many spotters just gave up as the network continued to shrink. The whole effort started as an April 2020 lockdown project, but I have carried on adding to the pages just to keep me out of trouble.

If you are interested in old sightings, feel free to visit https://spottinglogs.co.uk/spotting-records-1950s-60s-70s-80s/
 

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Brilliant job in getting a tripod, you'll find it essential for good channel growth!

Look forward to seeing more videos.
 

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I find standing with your feet a bit further apart than maybe you do usually can make you steadier when videoing. Also slow steady breaths can help.
 

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I find standing with your feet a bit further apart than maybe you do usually can make you steadier when videoing. Also slow steady breaths can help.
On trick that I used ion mydays before cameras had decent inbuilt stabilisation was to us a monopod as a balanced support. Extend the leg and support the monopod and camera just under the camera mount. Adjust the amount of extension such that if the hand is swung slightly from side to side, the camera/monopod stays vertical and doesn't pivot about your hand supporting it. A decent monopod is much cheaper and easier to carry than a tripod. It also doesn't obstruct the platform as much.

Also if you have to turn, turn with your body not your hands/arms
I might add to that, if you know that you are going to do a panned shot to follow something passing, to prevent running out of leg twist, wind yourself backwards so that the sweep is doubled. Difficult to put into words but say if you are facing the approaching train, face the track with your feet and twist yourself to start the pan and then unwind passing through neutral to twist the other way.
 

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It seems a good idea to use the poles (for the station signs) at the platform as like a tripod.
 
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